Galatea 2.2 Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Richard Powers
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Galatea 2.2 Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Richard Powers
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which literary term describes the story about C.?

2. What did C. begin to feel about Richard's writing?

3. What is Richard doing at the beginning of section IV?

4. What is Richard having difficulty with in the present moment, in the beginning of section II?

5. What did Richard say he got from C.?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting of "Galatea 2.2"?

2. What leads Helen to say that she does not "want to play anymore"?

3. Why does Richard say he was originally attracted to C.?

4. Who is Philip Lentz and how does Richard meet him?

5. What kind of response does Richard find himself getting from Helen in Section VIII?

6. What does Richard receive in the mail in the beginning of section II?

7. What is Richard's reaction when he finds out that Lentz has tricked him with implementation C?

8. What are Richard's feelings about Diana Hartrick's children?

9. What does Richard think about the lecture Lentz gives?

10. Describe the difference between Richard and C.'s letters to each other when C. goes to Europe ahead of Richard.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Richard recalls his time with C., he also makes advances toward Diana and A. If "Galatea 2.2" is a book about getting over a lover, what does Richard Powers suggest as the best method? Does he ultimately WANT to get over C.?

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

To what extent is Helen a replacement for the children Richard and C. never had? To what extent does Richard's writing fill that role?

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